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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a time, what happened between Rose and Jack?
(a) They began to have an affair.
(b) Jack stopped talking to her even though she wanted to keep speaking with him.
(c) They had to stop talking to one another so that they could remain faithful to their marriages.
(d) They went into business together.

2. The day after the service, what does Mat do?
(a) Hangs out in town talking about Jack.
(b) Cries all day.
(c) Goes back to work.
(d) Drives home from Clara's house.

3. Where was Rose's husband when Jack saw Rose after the time had elapsed following their first meeting?
(a) In another town running a new practice.
(b) Living with another woman.
(c) Missing and no one knows where he is.
(d) Dead.

4. What does Jack's lawyer see as he lingers at Jacks place?
(a) Crops that are dying.
(b) Clara coming down the road.
(c) Unmistakeable signs of Jack.
(d) A tornado coming.

5. What did Jack realize when he told Glad of his plans for the future?
(a) Glad was an inept farmer.
(b) Glad had already found a way to take over the farm.
(c) Clara wanted to stay and run the business.
(d) Glad and Clara would never live in Port William.

6. Specifically, what do the people who gather to remember Jack recall about him?
(a) His looks.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His idiosyncrasies and sayings.
(d) His clothes.

7. What became obvious to Jack regarding his relationship with Clara after Ruth's death?
(a) Jack loved her more than ever before.
(b) They wouldn't be able to continue a relationship.
(c) Clara loved Jack more than Jack loved Clara.
(d) The lack of a relationship became evident.

8. What is the name of the tenant on Jack's farm?
(a) Parker.
(b) Elton.
(c) William.
(d) Andy.

9. How does Jack feel about television?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He could take it or leave it.
(c) It is an annoyance.
(d) He never turns it off.

10. As Jack encounters Rose the second time, what is the town's attitude towards her?
(a) She is respected by everyone who comes into contact with her.
(b) The townspeople think she got what was coming to her.
(c) She is still the butt of jokes by the people in town.
(d) The townspeople feel very sorry for her.

11. In the Epilogue, in what month do the people gather on Jack's farm?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) June.

12. What does Jack's lawyer think about doing as he lingers on Jack's farm?
(a) Giving the farm to Mat even though that wasn't Jack's wish.
(b) Taking the poster of Roosevelt with him.
(c) Buying the farm himself.
(d) Taking the newpaper clipping of Roosevelt with him.

13. To whose ambitions was Clara trying to live up to?
(a) Ruth's.
(b) Rose's.
(c) Mat's.
(d) Jack's.

14. What object does Jack's lawyer see that has a picture of Jack's hero on it?
(a) A newspaper clipping.
(b) A cigarette carton.
(c) A poster.
(d) A coffee mug.

15. How did the townspeople find out about the change in relationship between Jack and Rose?
(a) Mat walked around and told the entire town.
(b) They made little attempt to conceal the relationship.
(c) Their new business was announced in the paper.
(d) Jack's wife told everyone about their new relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mat sees the coffin, what is his opinion of it?

2. What is the reason for Mat's reaction to Jack's death?

3. After Jack's lawyer gives the tenant the news, where does he go?

4. What is Andy's girlfriend's name?

5. Who was one of Jack's personal heroes?

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